Murray v. Heckler’s Empirical Analysis
737 F.2d 934 · 1984
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 416 (§ 216 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Local 408, International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. National Labor Relations Board · Kirk v. Secretary of Health & Human Services · Reeves v. Heckler · Gagnon v. Secretary of Health & Human Services · Broz v. Schweiker
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[N]on-exertional limitations can cause the grid to be inapplicable only when the limitations are severe enough to prevent a wide range of gainful employment at the designated level.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Sryock v. Heckler
How this case has been treated — in progress
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